Ho Chi Minh City will host the festival with the theme “Book- Knowledge – Integration and Development” next March.

The book market in northern Vietnam, especially Hanoi, has been out of control for a long time. The authorities have made raids and seized tons of pirated books.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the Ministry of Finance to make public the Government’s reports on finances and operational results of state-owned economic corporations and groups.